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Mark your calendars. Starting Tuesday, Nov. 1, FedEx is giving away 30,000 Shop-Small $25 American Express gift cards through its Facebook page. The cards can be used for purchases at qualifying small businesses nationwide. The event is part of the second-annual Small Business Saturday, founded by American Express, to help boost sales at small retailers

Poring through company earnings statements and reading transcripts of their investor calls isn’t fun. But invariably, valuable nuggets are revealed. On Wednesday, Visa announced its fiscal fourth-quarter financial results, which, by the way, left investors lukewarm because its profit beat expectations but its revenue did not. But that’s not what you’re reading for. So here

The little Square plastic reader that could is hitting the big time after retail giant Wal-Mart said it will carry the mobile phone credit card swiper in its stores. That’s good news for the thousands of micro business owners — from crafters to bake-sale moms to at-home wedding cake creators — who turn away potential

For a few hours last week, I took a break from being a regular Jane to try out the life of an American Express Platinum cardholder. The credit card issuer invited me, along with my closest media cohorts, to a lunch catered by Swiss-born, renowned chef Daniel Humm, whose soon-to-be released cookbook shares the same

Worried about credit card debt? You may be deeper in the red than you realize. When it comes to credit card debt, many Americans underestimate how much they owe by at least one-third, according to an Oct. 20 report in The New York Times. For the average household there’s a $2,400 difference between what a

Happy Get Smart About Credit Day! Sure, it’s not one of those days where you exchange presents or invite family over for dinner, but taking the time to learn about your credit is something to observe. The day is sponsored by the American Bankers Association Education Foundation, which is sending out more than 3,300 bankers

Cheeseheads boast the highest credit scores in the country. That’s the takeaway from Experian’s credit study released last week that breaks down a city’s average credit score, based on VantageScore credit ratings, which range from 501-990. Four of the top 10 spots were taken by cities in Wisconsin. Wausau took No. 1 with a score of

Just after we get news that banks are giving more credit cards to Americans with not-so-pretty credit and offering bigger credit limits to everyone, we hear late payments are rising again after more than two years of declines. So will the latter unhinge the former? First, the good news: Equifax said earlier this month that

How often does a credit card offer end up in the proverbial round file in your house? One study by mail manager Catalog Choice found that almost two-thirds of people surveyed never opened credit card offers. Of course, the survey polled its customers, or Americans who are diligent about managing their mail, and the results

Move over stodgy store credit cards. Now there’s an app for instant credit. A new app launched by U.S. Bank allows iPhone users to apply and receive on-the-spot credit at retail stores. Rather than apply for a store credit card like the rest of us, iPhone users will be able to reach for their phones

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